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My Journey is on Hold

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

I started my journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga and back on the 1st November 2009. My goal is to become the first person in the world to travel the journey by calling on every business along SH1 and picking up their business cards and loading them on to the internet. Each card is loaded onto an online phone directory in each of the main cities or towns. So far we have 6 online phone books Invercargill, Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, Ashburton and Christchurch. Each main business directory services the smaller towns and by the time I reach Cape Reinga I should have built one of the biggest New Zealand online business directories in the country.
The email address of each card is is filed into my address book looks like this 
Bluff, Invercargill, Edendale, Matarua, Gore, Balclutha, Clinton, Real Estate Agents, Mosgiel, Waihola, Waikouiti, Crawford St Dn, Cumberland St Dn, Consltancy House Dn, Radio House Dn, Central City Mall Dn, Waitati,Queens Gardens Dn, Vogel St Dn, Castle St Dn, University Otago. If you receive an email from me and you want to unsubscribe then you will need to send me your address so I can find you

In order for me to find your address I need to know where your business is located so I can delete you

I have no idea how long it will take me to reach Cape Reinga but I not worried if it takes me 10 or 20years I am only 69 years of age so I have plenty of time. I am doing every thing myself because I refuse to employ people any more. The reason I wont employ people anymore is explained on my other blog. Here is the link http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/news/

This also is the reason why I have had to put my journey on hold. Our family home is underthreat of being taken off us by a former employee. Most of my time these days is being spent defending ourselves from the jaws of the employment relations act. I am confident that I can save our home but it is going to take time for us to get our appointment with an employment court judge.

Once we get it sorted then I will back on the road again. In the meantime if you would like to help my wife and I with some grocery money you could register your business with us online here is the link http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/business-listing.htm

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Week 3 – A Three Horse Town

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Clinton

Clinton

I’m sure you have heard of many one horse towns but I found something different  “A Three Horse Town”.

These are the 3 horses that have made Clinton famousWe are now in Clutha Country and the one place you should visit is this three horse town and don’t forget to feed the 3 horses.

Black Cottage Trading Centre at Clinton.The mayor of Clinton is Shaun Oliver who owns the Black Cottage Trading Centre situated on SH1. I took a photo of him sitting in the Mayoral chair outside his store. I wanted to ask him some questions about Clinton on video but he was busy with a salesman.

Railway station toilet at Clinton.I went over the railway line and spotted this little hut. It’s on the main trunk line and is used exclusivly by the train drivers as their toilet. Had a padlock and all. I was told by one of the locals that the Clinton Railway Station was once the biggest in Clutha and all that is left is the privately owned  loo.

Waipahi

Waipahi Community CentreOver the railway line I found another village called Waipahi complete with a community centre. The hall door was left open because someone had dumped a load of soil in front of it so it couldn’t close. I wandered through the old building and imagined what it would of been like when it was in its hey day.

Waipahi School MuralI took a photo of the mural on the wall which read “This mural was made by the pupils of the Waipahi school in August 1997.” I wondered where those children of yesteryear are now.

Waipahi StoreIt not often you see corrigated roofing iron used to hold up the walls of a building and you would only ever see it in a three horse town.

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